16—Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 30, 1958 Fayette County Form Soil District; Total Now Stands at 49; 16 to Go HARRISBURG, May 28 State Agriculluic Secretary Wiliam L Henning announced Wednesday that Fayette County has become Pennsylvania’s 491 h soil conser vation district As chan man of the State Soil Consevation Commission he ac knowledged receipt of a formal resolution adopted by the County Commissioners of Fayette, estab lishing the entire county as a soil district Creation of the Fayette district will make technical conservation services available to some 2,500 additional Pennsylvania famers About 82 per cent of all farms in the State now are in district coun ties. Henning said. Fust step in organization will be appioial of county fann or ganizations by the State Soil Con senation Commission Appioved groups will nominate four farm ers to seive on a board of district directors The county commission ers will appoint directors from these nominations and name one of themselves as a fifth director. Farmers Supply Hybrid Corn Muncy Chief -H-780 Produced outstanding yields during last years drought conditions. Long season growing corn has stiff stalks, long ears that husk easy Has excellent stand ing ability -Bushel SILOO Muncy Chief f r H-398 110 Day Maturity, Bu $ll.OO Muncy Chief #H-510 200 Day Maturity, Bu $ll 00 Muncy Chief AH-306 90 Day Maturity Bu Sll 00 U. S. 13 115 Day Maturity Bu S 9 25 EARLY SILO BU. Sll.OO LATE SILO BU. $ll.OO Field Seeds Wabash Yellow Soj Beans Black Ambei Sorghum Hegari Soighum Atlas Sorgo Sorghum Sweet Sudan Cert Piper Sudan Domestic Rye Gras- Oichaid Grass S 37 Oichaid Gra^ ; Pastuic Mixture Pastmc Mixture with Ladmo Timothj Grow Better Tobacco Plants TRANSPLANTONE 1 LB. . . $4.00 Promotes loot giowth Makes .stronger plants Put in water when liansplanling VHPF 30 LB. CASE 57.50 Insures rapid giowth and bettor stands ISOTOX PINT $1.85 Transplanting solution Use to control wirewoiirm, cab bage magots ana other ni sei P on tomatoes ceieii and tobacco at hmisplant’ng time. NLTRI LEAF ‘-60” 5 LBS. $1.75 Feed-, plants thui the Ic-aie, Foil' application- dm mg gi ov mg season FARMERS SUPPLY CO. 137 E. KING ST. Open daily 8:30 to 5‘30 Friday until 9.00 All directors will serve without pay. The district will provide de tailed technical assistance to farmers interested in conserva tion. These services include soil surveys, consrvation farm lanning and help with establishment of practices The program is en tirely voluntary. The Fayette resolution states the district was formed because conservation of soil resources and prevention of soil erosion are problems of public concern in the county and that a substanual proportion of the rural landown ers favored establishing a dis tict. Henning termed the move “a progressive step ” Closer coordi nation of conservation services, faster application of conserva tion on the land, and self-govern ment are benefits of the district system, he said. Crawford County Picks “Queens” For Plow Contest HARRISBURG, May 27 En tries are pouring in from Pennsyl vania farm girls all over the Com monwealth, and time is growing short for those young ladies who would like to compete in their county for a chance at the grand prize The grand prize will be the choosing of a young lady to reign as “Queen of the Furrow” at the National Plowing and Soil Con sevation Exposition to be held at Hershey, Pa., Aug. 21-22 Each of the counties in Pennsyl vania will have a contest to select two girls to represent their coun ty The county winners will again participate in one of ten area contests which will be held as a feature of special county and reg ional events. The winners of the area contests then will go on to Hershey to vie for the grand prize on Aug 15 to be selected as “Queen of the Furrow ” The first of these colorful coun ty contests was held recently in the city of Meadville, Crawford SILAGE is aFarm Investment PRESERVE AND IMPROVE YOURS WITH LANCASTER Sweet Mix A BLEND OF MOLASSES CONVENIENT and ECONOMICAL AN IDEAL PRESERVATIVE! Lancaster Sweet Mix can be fed into chopper or blower, spread m silo or added m field as silage is loaded Add at these rates: Chopped grasses—loo-150 Lbs per lon Mixed Grass-Legumes—lso-200 Lbs. per ton Legumes —200-300 Lbs. per ton PRODUCE A BETTER SILAGE and MORE MILK PER POUND OF SILAGE FED Buy Sweet Mix fiom any of these Red Rose Feed Dealers REICH POULTRY FARM E. MUSSER HEISEY RDI Marietta, Pa RD2 Mt Joy, Pa. CIIAS. E. SAUDER & SONS WARREN SICKMAN RD 2 East Earl, Pa R,D 1 Pequea, Pa. MUSSER’S AMMON E. SHELLY The Buck R D 1, Quarrj villc, Pa RD 2. Lititz, Pa. A. S. GROFF J. C. WALKER & CO. 21 S Queen St Lancaster, Pa Gap, Pa. Donegal Parly, Sewing Chibs Meet Jointly A joint meeting of the Donegal Party Time and Donegal Sewing 4-H clubs was held at 7 30 p m., May ( 22, at the Donegal Club House It was the annual health meet ing, and the following gave dem onstrations Linda Sumpmdn, Mt. Joy HI, proper way to do your nails, Linda Stehman, Florin, exercises to help you grow right; Helen Musser, Mt. Joy R 2, proper way to wash your face; Sue Mar lin. Marietta Rl, proper way to walk and sit; Pam and Coral Cupper, Mt. Joy Rl, proper way to brush your teeth. The theme, chosen by the girls, for the next meeting will be Spate. Since the project is party time, members will plan parties and learn the proper way to give them, The Space Party will be held at 7 pm, June 9 at the Donegal Club House. Chairmen for the following committees were chosen Re freshment, Carolyn Becker, Flor in, decoration, Joanne Bixler, Marietta Rl, games, Rachel Ann Nolt, Mt Joy Rl, and invita tions, Joyce Hawthorn, Mariet ta Rl. County, located in the northwest ern part of the state That pic turesque farming and manufactur ing community had over fifty “Furrow" aspirants. At the con test two Crawford countians Wtere selected Miss Vivian Heffernan of Cochranton, and Miss Winnie Lee Hogan of Saegertown. Both girls are now on their way to ad ditional competition in regional contests. They will compete with winners from other counties. It is possible that one of these you 1 . ladies will go all he way to be the pride of Pennsylvania farmland as “Queen of the Furrow ” In addition to reigning over all the activities in the National Plowing Contest, the young lady selected to be “Queen of the Fur row’’ will appear on national radio and television shows; receive a complete wardrobe, and enjoy with her parents a “Dream Week end” in New York City. Three Vital Factors Affect Hay Quality; Two Easily Controlled By MAX SMITH At the pesent time there are many acres of excellent hay in the making on Lancaster County larms. Growth is rank and heavy yields should be expected from this first cutting Three vital factors will largely determine the quality of hay that will be made from this forage crop The mixture of grasses and legumes in the crop; The time of cutting (stage of maturity), and The amount of bleaching and leaching that is permitted. In the case of the first point mentioned little may be done at this time to change the propor tion of grasses and legumes (or weeds) in the hay mixture How ever, current plantings for tem porary hay crops should include legumes such as soybeans In the future legumes such as led clover, alfalfa, or trefoil along with one of the grasses will gne excellent mixtures Alfalfa is considered one of the very best producers of top quality hay. CUTTING AT THE PROPER stage of maturity is one of the most important practices in qual ity hay making. Alfalfa research work has shown that the plant is the best in feeding value in the bud stage, we suggest that it be cut when in the bud or very early bloom stage of maturity. With red clover feed value is the highest from the bud stage to the early bloom period Trefoil and ladmo clover should be cut when in the full blossom stage All of the grasses should be cut just at heading time, or within a few days after heading; this in eludes timothy, bluegrass, or chardgrass, bromegrass, or sudan grass. Many growers allow their grasses to get too mature before cutting; the percentage of feed nutrients is reduced and the amount of fiber increased. Look TWICE before you buy... See UNDER the' tractor, too Take a crop’s eye view of the tractor you’re sizing up... look at the daylight under the rear axle of a D-Series Tractor. Here’s room underneath to span tall crops, and to work over high ridges or levees. And look again at the low hood line, step-aboard platform, and ground-hugging stability of these utility-type models. Only the D-14 and D-17 Tractors have this Low-Line,, High-Crop design that brings you the 2-in-l benefits of full-clearance, row-crop power, and timesaving utility tractor convenience. PLUS TRACTION BOOSTER and SNAP-COUPLER aie Allis Chalmers trademarks. ALLIS-CH ALMERS <^> SALES AND SEKVICE L. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa. Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv. Quarryville, Pa. Snavelys Farm Service New Holland, Pa. iV. G. Myers & Son Rheems, Pa. THE THIRD POINT regarding bleaching and leaching losses m the field is most difficult of all because we have the weather con ditions to inject uncontrollable factors In the first place we strongly advise the use of one o£ the hay conditioners in the field (either crimper or crusher) to reduce the drying time; also along this line we feel that the mow hay finisher has a definite place m the quality hay program. The use of one of the condition ers in the field and the finisher in the mow will surely help hold the green color and the leaves on the hay cron It simply means that the crop can be brought into the barn much qiUker than if all field curing is needed In larger operations the use of heat with the finisher at the barn, or on wagons, is certainly apother way to get top quality hay. Research work has shown that losses of feed nutrients are great er with field curing than with the use of -the mow finishers With any method a certain amount of good weather is required to make hay, with the use of the above equipment and practices much less good weather is needed and injaany cases the crop can he stored before the rain arrives. With field curing it is very es sential that the hay crop be rak ed into small windrows before the top leaves are dry and brit tle; this will allow air to pass through the hay and help to dry; also, it is best if partly cured hay is in windrow rather thani n swath over-night because the deW will not bleach out the green color as much. ' In many .cases" this windrow should be turned around noon of the second day in order to com plete the curing process. Every effort should.be extended to hold both the green color and the leaves for a top quality hay crop. • Power Director • TRACTION BOOSTER system • Roll-Shift front axl», power-shift rear wheels and SNAP-COUPLER hitch. Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. R. S. Weaver -Stevens, Pa. ■» ti;»^ L. H. Brubaker Lititz. Pa.
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